There are few things in the kitchen that are as exciting in winter as freshly picked local produce. I dug these Sunchokes up from a bucket in the pantry this evening. The last of them were harvested from the garden on an unseasonably warm Christmas Day this past year. A few were left in the ground to produce next year’s crop.
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That’s really neat! How large is your winter harvest? And when do you normally plant for it? I’ve never done a winter garden before and am very interested in trying one out next winter. Not sure what to plant (aside from carrots) that will survive a winter here or when I’m supposed to plant.
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This year it was pretty small, just some cabbage, carrots, kale, and the sunchokes. Next year I hope to have much more in cold frames and under poly tunnels. The trick is to plant them so they will come to maturity before the snow arrives, as once temperatures dip below freezing the plants don’t grow very much at all. As an experiment I set up a cold frame late this fall and planted it in November. It was producing seedlings even through the stormy weather we’ve been having, but those seedings didn’t grow very much at all before the glass they were under met an untimely end this week.
Leeks, onions, parsnips, turnips, beets, spinach, and broccoli all do well in cold temperatures.
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Thanks! The tip about planting them to reach maturity before the snow arrives is very helpful.
I look forward to reading more about your gardening adventures!
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Thanks Amie! Happy gardening 🙂
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